Best Time to Drive from Port Chester to Staten Island

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Port Chester to Staten Island by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	115	120	116	111	105	102	110	110	124	131	125	110	105	96	113
Tue	88	107	120	126	116	115	109	114	105	116	127	133	125	111	109	96	96
Wed	87	102	113	130	114	121	110	114	109	122	137	144	131	120	113	102	103
Thu	91	116	117	126	117	118	117	113	118	140	147	150	146	131	124	108	98
Fri	87	104	110	119	119	113	119	125	140	161	176	171	158	145	130	116	109
Sat	83	86	86	88	99	101	106	107	107	104	110	120	123	123	121	114	110
Sun	98	83	82	82	93	89	93	96	104	110	117	127	132	133	123	121	117

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Port Chester to Staten Island (via I-495 West and I-278 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (133 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (29 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Port Chester to central Staten Island along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Port Chester to Staten Island?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Port Chester to Staten Island?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 86 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Port Chester to Staten Island?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	115	120	116	111	105	102	110	110	124	131	125	110	105	96	113
Tue	88	107	120	126	116	115	109	114	105	116	127	133	125	111	109	96	96
Wed	87	102	113	130	114	121	110	114	109	122	137	144	131	120	113	102	103
Thu	91	116	117	126	117	118	117	113	118	140	147	150	146	131	124	108	98
Fri	87	104	110	119	119	113	119	125	140	161	176	171	158	145	130	116	109
Sat	83	86	86	88	99	101	106	107	107	104	110	120	123	123	121	114	110
Sun	98	83	82	82	93	89	93	96	104	110	117	127	132	133	123	121	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	115	120	116	111	105	102	110	110	124	131	125	110	105	96	113
Tue	88	107	120	126	116	115	109	114	105	116	127	133	125	111	109	96	96
Wed	87	102	113	130	114	121	110	114	109	122	137	144	131	120	113	102	103
Thu	91	116	117	126	117	118	117	113	118	140	147	150	146	131	124	108	98
Fri	87	104	110	119	119	113	119	125	140	161	176	171	158	145	130	116	109
Sat	83	86	86	88	99	101	106	107	107	104	110	120	123	123	121	114	110
Sun	98	83	82	82	93	89	93	96	104	110	117	127	132	133	123	121	117

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	106	115	120	116	111	105	102	110	110	124	131	125	110	105	96	113
Tue	88	107	120	126	116	115	109	114	105	116	127	133	125	111	109	96	96
Wed	87	102	113	130	114	121	110	114	109	122	137	144	131	120	113	102	103
Thu	91	116	117	126	117	118	117	113	118	140	147	150	146	131	124	108	98
Fri	87	104	110	119	119	113	119	125	140	161	176	171	158	145	130	116	109
Sat	83	86	86	88	99	101	106	107	107	104	110	120	123	123	121	114	110
Sun	98	83	82	82	93	89	93	96	104	110	117	127	132	133	123	121	117